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Each fiscal year the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Policy and Planning publishes the annual Geographic Distribution of VA Expenditures (GDX) Report for the public and all stakeholders. The GDX report provides the estimated dollar expenditures for major VA programs at the state, county, and Congressional District levels. Expenditure data are grouped by the following categories: Compensation and Pension; Education and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment; Insurance and Indemnities; Construction and Related Costs; General Operating Expenses and Related Costs; Loan Guaranty; and Medical Expenditures. The GDX Report also includes Veteran population estimates at the state, county and Congressional District level and the number of unique patients who used VA health care services.

What’s New!

VA released Profile of Veterans Internet Use Deep Dive This Deep Dive provides a look at Veteran households with internet access, use/own a computer or smartphone regardless of gender, age, economic status of education level using 2016 ACS data.
May 1, 2018

VA released VetPop 115th Congressional District This model projects Veteran Population by congressional district, by state, age (17-64 and 65+), and gender for the next 30 years.
April 19, 2018

VA released Profile of Post-911 Veterans: 2016 This report presents key demographic, scioeconomic and VA utilization characteristics of Post-911 Veterans. It also includes comparisons with all other Veterans and non-Veterans.
March 22, 2018

VA released Profile of Pre-911 Veterans: 2016 This report presents key demographic, scioeconomic and VA utilization characteristics of Pre-911 Veterans. It also includes comparisons with all other Veterans and non-Veterans.
March 22, 2018

VA released Profile of Veterans: 2016 This report shows a percentage of distribution of Veterans and civilian population for age, race/ethnicity, important socio-economic characteristics and period of service.
February 14, 2018

VA released Compensation and Pension by County 2017 This report shows the number of Veterans in each state and county who received monthly Disability Compensation and Pension payments during fiscal year 2017. It also includes breakdowns by disability rating groups, age groups, and gender.
February 7, 2018

VA released VA Utilization Profile This report provides demographic, socio-economic, and utilization trends of Veterans who used at least one VA benefit or service each year between FY2007 and FY2016. It also includes a comparison of Veterans who used VA benefits to Veterans who did not use VA benefits.
November 20, 2017

VA released AIAN Veterans by State 2015 This report shows demographic and socio-economic percentages of distribution of AIAN Veterans by gender, age, state, period of service, education, personal income and other important characteristics.
August 31, 2017

VA released Veterans Religious Affiliation by State This dataset provides a count of Veterans by their religious affiliation and state residence. The dataset covers all 50 states, District of Columbia and other territories.
August 18, 2017

VA released Profile of Veterans: Male Education Deep Dive This profile uses data from the 2015 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample to report data concerning the demographics, socioeconomic status, and health characteristics for male Veterans vs. male non-Veterans by high school graduation status.
June 28, 2017

VA released Profile of Post-911 Veterans: 2015 This profile uses data from the 2015 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample to report data concerning the demographics, socioeconomic status, and health characteristics for Post-911 Veterans by Veteran status.
June 15, 2017

VA released Profile of Veterans: 2015 This profile shows the demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of Veterans by gender, race and ethnicity. It compares men to women Veterans; men and women Veterans to men and women non-Veterans; and minority Veterans to minority non-Veterans. This report uses data from the 2015 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample.
April 13, 2017

VA released Mortality Rates and Life Expectancy of Veterans from 1980 to 2014 This report generates estimates of mortality rates and life expectancy for Veterans for ages 20 to 85, in the 10 to 15 year periods population. The report also estimates the education and income differentials in life expectancy for Veterans in 2011 to 2014.
April 11, 2017

VA released Veteran Households with Children a spreadsheet broken out by state and county for 2015 located on the Quickfacts page under the General Interests category. This spreadsheet is the first time that VA has identified Veteran Households with and without children at the state and county levels.
April 4, 2017

VA released Veteran Households with Children for 2015 located on the Maps page under the Miscellaneous category. This map is the first time that VA has identified Veteran Households with children at the county level.
March 9, 2017

VA released Minority Veterans Report located on the Reports page under the Utilization of VA Benefits & Services category. This report is the first comprehensive report that chronicles the history of racial and ethnic minorities in the military and as Veterans, profiles characteristics of minority Veterans in 2014, illustrates how minority Veterans utilized some of the major benefits and services offered by the VA.March 7, 2017

VA released Employment of Veterans in the Federal Executive Branch, FY 2015 located on the Quickfacts page under the General Interest category. This quick facts summarizes the Veteran new hires into the Federal government by disabled and by 30 percent and higher disabled groups for 2008 to 2015. It shows the Veteran new hires by agency for 2015 and it also shows the Veterans by occupation for 2015.February 15, 2017

VA released Women Veteran Report:2015 located on the Reports page under the Utilization of VA Benefits and Services category. This report summarizes the history of women Veterans in the military and as Veterans. It profiles the characteristics of women Veterans in 2015, and illustrates how women Veterans used some of the major benefits and services that are offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.February 6, 2017

Note: You may need to visit the VA Viewer Software page to view the documents available on this page. To download any of the tables on this page, right click on the associated link and select “Save Target As.” Then, save the document to the location of your choice.